Durant fined $15,000 for criticism of referee
Posted January 25, 2018 6:00 am
NEW YORK (AP) - Kevin Durant was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Thursday for his comments about referee James Williams.
Durant criticized Williams after he was ejected from Golden State's 123-112 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.
Durant apologized Wednesday, saying after watching replays that he acted like a "diva" and a "jerk" and vowed to apologize directly to Williams in person.
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